GroundRules
46 CFR 64.35: Bottom filling or discharge connection.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING
- PART 64—MARINE PORTABLE TANKS AND CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS
- Subpart B—Standards for an MPT
If an MPT is designed with a filling or discharge connection in the bottom, the connection must be fitted with a bolted blank flange, threaded cap, or similar device to protect against leakage of the product, and a manually operated valve that is located—
(a) Inside the tank and operated outside the tank; or
(b) Outside the tank but as close to it as practicable.
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